Apparatus for crushing, conveying, and cooling rocks, ores, &amp;c.



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CONVEYING, AIIC COOLI'II'C ROCKS; CRES; &,C-, APPLICATION FILIID AC'CLZSJ #991 I APPARATUS FDR' GRUSHING i Naseoneo;

.PATENT OFFICE .ROBERT Finitions WENTLYQF einerRino,l PENNSYLVANIA.' i tPPARArUsFRcRusHlNa-fco'wvzvme, AND comme RocKs, oRra-ic. i

' vBey it lmown that. I, Renner FrnMoRE `WENTZ, a citizen ofthe .United- States, Vresiding at Siegfried, in thecounty of Northampton and State of'Pennsylvanial have invented a new and usefulApparatusfor Crushin ,.Coni lveyin ,and Cooling Rocks,

Orcs, &c., o which f the fo lowing isa s eeication.

L tus, the obj ectbeingtoprovidemeansw such operations wi all handling of the mateand expedited and 4rial from the calciner. or roaster will be dispensed with, theheated material tobe delivered .in the apparatus at one end and disas indicated bythe charged in a crushed, ground, cooled, and granulated conditionat the oppositekend, all the operations'to be carried on without the intervention of hand-labor or ou tside mechanical: assistance at any stage.

With these objects in View my invention consists in an apparatus combining two ,cylindrical heads mounted upon rollers'and rotated bysuitable'mechanism,;and a connecting cylindrical conveyer of less diameter than the heads; the head at the entrance end carr, ing im roved crushingv devices and a disc arger or delivering the material after the first crushing operation to the conveyer-cylinder, and the head atthe discharge end carrying devices for further crushing or granulating the material, sieves through which the material is causedto pass, and dischargingblades, the various parts .of the apparatus be- 1n 40 constructed, arranged, and combined su stantially in the manner hereinafter fully described and the specific points of novelty being particularly pointed out `in the appended claims. i s 1 In order-to enable others skilled in the art which my in vention most nearly apper- `tains to make anduse the saine, I will now proceed .to describe its construction andoperation, having reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in whiel1- ligure 1 is a view of my improved appara'- tus in side elevation mounted upon rollers, the rotating or revolving mechanism being also illustrated. Fig. 2 is a transverse verti-v cal section on the broken line 2 2 in Fig. 1 looking to the left,

arrow, the crushing ded 1' specification@ Lttersratem. @prima nea' Augnazs, 1899. rserai No. 728.223.

Y. elevation.

l! osite direction, as in plane indicated by the Patented Jan.' 8, l1 90'7.

vices being omitted. Fi Sis a longitudinal ,vertical section., the middle portionof the central conveying-cylinder beingshown in Fig.- 4 is a transverse vertical seci tion taken on the broken line '4. 4 `,of Fig. 3 looking tothe right, Aas `indicated bythe arrow.V Figjis a detail View in en d, elevation of the spider at the delivery end ofthe apparatus, which forms part of thesifting and discharging mechanlsm., Fig.' 6is a detail 'perspective view f 5 with the sieves and .discharging-bladesin l position thereon. Fig. 7jis a transverse vercatedby the broken line 7,7'-

as indicated by t the plane indi,-

of the spider shown. in Fig.

arrow.

Fig. 8 .is a similar view on'the plane indicated J tical sectional view taken on Yby the broken line 8 `8 in Fig'.3 looking inthe i `opposite direction, as indicated by the arrow.

Fig'. 9 is'asimilar View on the plane indicated by the broken line 9 .9 of Fig. 3 looking tothe right, as indicated by the arrow. i Fig. l 0 is a similar view on the lane indicated `by the broken line 10 ll() of icated by the arrow.

l ig.' l 1 1s a view in end elevatiomon a reduced' scale, illustrating the` rentrance end of the apparatus. Fig. 12 is a fragmentary detail sectionalview on the broken line l12 12 of Fig. 2.

s. Like numerals vof reference indicate the 3 looking in the opsame' parts in all the figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 2O indicates the rim of a hollow cylinder which is cast integrally with the .inner head 21 thereof, said inner-'head being provided with a eentralopening 22, the outer head 23 being removable` and provided with a central opening 24. v Rigid] secured to the inner surface of the head 2l y means of bolts 25 is a flat annular ring 26, the diameter of` which is somewhat less than that of the head, its centra] opening being somewhat wider than the central opening 22 of the head 21. -ing at right angles tothe surface ofthe ring 26`are a number of flanges 27, (counterparts -of thosemarked 33 on Fig. 7.,) arranged ina circular series with the outer edge of each Project- A IOO overlapping the inner edge of the next, but

not in contact therewith, each fiange being slightly curved and lying substantially inv a line tangential to the inner edge of the ring. The cylinder' just described is located' at the entranceend of the apparatus. At the delivery end is asomewhat similar cylinder of which 28 indicates the rim, which is prefi erably east integrally with the inner head 29,

K which is provided with a centraliope'ning 30 4 of metal, which inder, Which for which the apparatus is used.

' 'slots onopenings 40, Aadjacent to the form oi' arms 36, which lead to and ter- 1 edge of the ring,

yand to which isisecured by bolts 31 a 'flat ring 32, provided with a' circular series 'of flanges 33 substantially the lsame as the vilanges 27, before described., and arranged in'thesame order.A The tvs/,o cylinders are connected by a circular series'of s'pirally-arranged strips 34,' are secured at their opposite ends to the outer surfaces of the ilanges 27 and 33,` theouteredges of whichoverlap. tbe-j inner edge of the next adjacent strip, but not in `lcontact' therewith, thel -whole series of strips formingl the cooling and conveying cylmay .beor' 'any desired length according to circumstances or the purpose 35 indicates the diaphragm secured Within the-rim 20, prevented from sliding toward the inner head` 2l by means of series of blades 36, the outer edges 4of which are in contact with said head.. The-central portion of the diaphragm 35'is dished inwardly at 37, the center: extending a slight distance through the opening 22 of the head 21 and the sides 38 of the ldished portion being curved, as shown in Fig. 3.. The blades 36 begin at these' curved sides of the dished portion cf the diaphragm and extend outward, starting onlines tangential to -the dished'portion 37 and curvedvfo'r; a short distance to points 39, (see Fig. 9,) froIn--Whence'they extend in` straight lines (tangential to a circle whose radius would '.be equal to the distance from the center .of the diaphragm to one of the points 39) to the -rim 20.` In the outer portion'ot the diaphragm 'are formed curved the inner surface of the rim 20, which connect .the spaces ybetween the blades 36 with spaces 41 between the series of spirally-arranged flanges 42, rigidly secured to the inner sideoic the rim 2() and preferably east integrally therewith. 43 indicates a ring concentrically located Within the' head, its outer surface bearing against .the inner edges of the flanges 42 and its inner edge-against the 'diaphragm 35, projections 44 on the diaphragm entering recesses in the inner edge of the ring 43 and preventing the ring from turning on the diaphragm. Thev head 23, before described, is secured to the outer` edge of the ring 43 by bolts 45, whichpass through the head into the outer the head being secured to the rim 2O bybolts46i, passing through .lugs 47, projecting from the head and rim. The ring 32 and its llanges 33 have inwardly-extending -blades or arms 36, substantially of minate in curved'sides 38 'of a dished plate 37 a of substantially the form of the corresponding parts 38 and 37 of the diaphragm, the center of the dished plate extending through `the opening 30 of cylinderfhead 29, as clearly shown atthe left of Fig. 3;` A crushing-roller 48, provided with corrugated l l l i outer surface 49, is mounted to roll upon the inner surface of the ring 43, Fig. 10,the rin T being provided througho'utjitsextent with a series of perforations 51, of conical shape, increasing in diameter from the inside to the outside surface 4of the ring.

/Vithin the-"rim 28 of the discharge end crushing-cylinder is ysecured a spider 52 by means of bolts 53, passing ontw ard through lugs 54v on the spider and threaded into `the rim-28. Bet een this spider and Ithehcad. 29 the inner surfaceof the rim 28 is corrugated, as at 55, said .corrugatioisl being 'arranged'at a slight anfrleitotle .axis of tl.e apparatus to correspond to the corrugated outer surface 56 of a granulating-roller 57, loosely placed therein. The spider 52 ,is composed of a ringand arms' 58, arranged as shown. inFigs. 34, 5, and 6, said armsbeingpreferably cast integrally with the ring and-extending, in. ward at a slight angle tov diameters drawn from the points ofjunction. vof the arms and ring, all the arms iiclinihgin the same direc. tion', so that each armjoins the nextarm at about one-third thev distancefrom the inner end to the outer end thereof, naat 59. The arms 58 are much vvider than tlze. ring 52 and stand at right angles to its face, each arm being provided with anopening in which tlie sieve 60 is secured vin any suitable and wellknown mami er, and the adjacent arms being connected by curved disch arge-blades 61, extending from -tlxe inner edge of one arm to the outer edge lof the next arm, so as to. de fleet: outward any material .which passes through the sieves. .The outer edges lof the' discharge .blades or- `deilectors 61 project slightly beyond the outer end of the rim 28 oi`- the cylinder, so that any material discl: urged oil" the blades vvill fall clear of the cylinder.

The circumferentialedges ofthe blades are constructed to lie in the same circular plane as theouter edge of the ring of the spider and the inner surface of that portion of the rim 28 to which the spider is secured.

62 and 63 indicate foundations upon which the apparatusis erected, the upper thereof consisting of-metallic plates 64-and` 65, upon which are erected brackets and 67, in which brackets are journalcd rollers68 and y69, upon which the whole apparatus rests, annular flanges 7() and 71 being pro vided certrally of the rims 20 and 28 to rest upon said rollers. In the center of sai plates 64 and 65 are mounted ver-tical shafts or spindles 72, upon which are jourr.` aled rollers 73, which project into side ,grooves 7 4, formed in'tle annular flanges 7() and 71 to steady'and guide the apparatus in its rotary movement upon the rollers 68 and 69.

yThe bracket 67 is extended upwardly and outwardlyto form bearings for a shaft 7-5,

upon which is mounted a. gear-Wheel 76, the

teeth of which engage with a circular rack '77, formed on the outside of the rim` 20.

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surfaces tion from anyv suita ble .rollers68 and 69 in the direction indicated l' byt e several curved arrows at the t circumference oftheA various figures l .The material to be crushed, cooled, conveyed, andgranuv ing in the.. perforations. 20

lated will be 4passed into the machine through the opening'24 in the head 23.-.5.'` [`he1zrotati'on Vof the apparatus vcause ithe corrugated. over which it roller 48 to .crush the. material rolls and force itthroughrthe perforations .51 in the ring 43,`the .comcal shape ofsaid'v erforations preventingl the material from stick- The. :material thus pressed through theperforations 51 drops `into the spaces l41,-be tween thegspirally-arranged flanges 42 and slides ed these flanges in the direction ofthe '.dischargeend, passing 'throughthe openings-..40 in the diaphragm 35. The material `isthenmarried around. in

- the space between-thevdiaphragm` and the head 21 until it israisedabovethe center of theapparatuawhen itwill drop toward the centerland slide off the 'curved sides 38 of the dished portionof the diaphragm -into the cooly. conveying cylinder. As the cylinder rotates the material will drop Vfrom the inner cylinder.

edge offeach of the strips 34, which compose A"the cylinder, upon the nextsucceeding strip,

air being taken into the cylinder between the strips34, vthuscooling the contents much more rapidly than would 'occur in ay closed Having passedto the end of the cooling-cylinder, thecru'shedmaterial is carried aroundby the curved blades 36,until it is abovthercenter, when it will; dro and curved sides 38* of the ished plate 37.into the interior of the rim 28, and upon its interior corrugated surface 55, where `it will be granulated or broken into', smaller fragments by means of' the crushing-roller 57. On account of the inclined position of the c orrugations on the interior surface of the rim 28 and the exterior surface of the rpller '57, thematerial will be conveyed along .l itudinally of the-axis of the apparatus andisoharged upon .the sieves 60, through which it will pass and drop upon the outer surfaces of the discharge-plate 61, vwhich will deflect the material .beyond the end ofthe apparatus into any machine or receptacle placed to receive it.

From the foregoing descriptionit will be seen that I have provided 'ample and efficient means for carrying out the objects of my invention, and while I have illustrated and described m1nutelyv the construction, ar-

rangement, and combination of the various dev1ces composing the apparatus I desire it to be understoodthat Ido not restrict my- 'discharge Yof the material, aV

.c linder arranged therein,

y'in g cylinder a4 removable head,

vinterior flanges, a crushin yhaving a plam .nary mechanic. will be .properly included lwithin the scope of myinventmn.

Having thus described my invention, what claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent ofthe United States, is*- 1. In an'a paratus adapted for thecrushing'vof rock, t e' combination of a rotary cylin` der having perforated headsfor the feed and inder supported within the` said revolving cylinder, ofa length less, than the revolving cylinder and havmg a perforated periphery, a diaphragm vclosing the rear end of chamber formed by the'crushing-cylinder, feeding-flanges arranged b'etweenthe crush'- `nig-cylinder and thev outer shell of thefre- Ivolving cylinder, means for directing the crushed material through the opening in the rear head of the revolving cylinder Aand means -for advancing the material through the cylinder, substantially as set forth,

2 In an ap aratus adapted for the crushing of rock, tide combination of arevolving` cylinder,l a removable perforated crushingmeans for holding t e crushing-cylinder in place in :the revolvand for causing it to turn therew1th, means for directing the crushed material out of the crushing-cylinder into the rotary cylinder, and means for advancing it therethrough, substantially as set forth.

' I-nacrushing apparatus, the combination of the revolving'cylinderprovided with a'dia hragm mounted therein, a removable per cylinder formed with the said diaphragm, and said removable headfor its ends, and means for directing the crushed material out of the crushing-cylinder, substantially as set forth.

4. In an apparatus of the describedclass,v the combinationv of an inclosing rotary cylinder'having a series of spirally-arranged cylinder or rin interior sur 'ace and provided with perforations, and a corrugated crushing-roller loosely placed within the ring for cylinder, the walls of 'said perforations directing thecrushed material from the crushingcylinder onto-said spirall flanges of the as set forth.

5. The combination in arotary cylinder, of a perforated concentric ring. mounted therein, acrushing-roller within the ring, spirally-arranged flanges between the ring and the rim of the cylinder, a vertically-arranged diaphragm dished in its direction of the discharge end, and formed with curved blades to direct the material' inward, the 'diaphragm being provided with rotary cylinder, substantially orated crushing- -arranged interior center in thel variations therefrom lIOO IIO

- spirally-aarranged. anges and blades,`=substantially as described.

Lthe spaces between the .the curved openingsfeennectin rior of the conveyer, While advancing the material to be cooled from onetcrushing mechanism to the other.

A7. In acrushingl and cooling apparatus, the combination of n'xechanism for eiiectinv a relatively coarse crushing of the materiil to be treated, a second mechanism for effecting a iinerreduction-of the material asfit leaves the first said mechanism, and a rotary, spirally-perforated conveying-drum `for advancing the material from the iirst .to the second ofsaid mechanisms and for maintaining it in communication with the outside air While traveling between them.

8. In a crushing and cooling apparatus, the combination oi rotary mechanism for eecting a relatively coarse crushing ofthe `material to be treated, a second rotary mechanism for effecting a iiner reduction of the material rto be treated after it leaves the said first mechanism', Vand -a-rotary spirallyvperforated conveying-drum communicating at either end v vith one of said crushing mechanisms and ada ted to advance Imaterial yfrom the one to t 1e other and to maintain it in communication With the outside air during its travel between the said crushing mechanisms.. i

9. vIn a-crush'mg mechanism, the combination of a-rotary cylinder having" internal corrotation ofthe cylinder, a

crushing-roller r'vs'rithin the Acylinder, free .to

roll therein and having longitudinal-'corrugaandopenings eceetric'fto-the-axis of said cylinder rforldisc'zharging the 'material therefrom. y

10. In a crushing apparatus, the combination Withthe .rim of the discharge-cylinder `providedgwith spi-rally-arranged oorrugations on -its :inner Lsurface, :and ya' crushing-roller loosely seated therein, and provided with rugations longitudinally arranged and Aat an langle tothe axis of spirally-arranged corrugations on its outer surface toA register with those of the rim, o'f a spider-ring 52 formed -With' tangentiallyarranged arms having openings :with sieves secured therein andicurved discharge-plates secured between the arms to-discharge the materialfrom'the machine, substantially as set forth.

.1L In a crushing-and cooling apparatus, the combination 'with mechanism for crushing and deliveringtheimaterial to be treated of a rotary,conveying-drum consisting` of a circular series of spirally-arranged slats, the adjacent edges of adjoining slats being so correlated as 'to revent the escape of material between said s ats .While :maintaining it lin communicationwith the outside air during its travel through the` drum.

iROBERT FILMQRE `VV'IEI\YI`Z. Witnesses:

CLiFFoRD D. NEUHARD, VJAMES E. Koenen. 

